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Pangos Jr. A-A Camp: 35 Standouts

Ronnie Flores – February 23, 2025
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HOOP SCOOP: 40-Year Retrospective & Next Chapter

Ronnie Flores – November 20, 2024
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ALL-TIME HOOP SCOOP ALL-AMERICAN TEAMS: Top 100 High School Players In HOOP SCOOP ERA (Past 40 Years)

Clark Francis – November 20, 2024
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Pangos All-East Frosh/Soph Top 50 Rankings

Ronnie Flores – October 28, 2024

Ballislife All-American Game May 2

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A plethora of the nation’s best boys high school basketball stars will participate in the 5th Annual Ballislife All-American Game presented by U.S. Army set for May 2 at Long Beach City College in Long Beach, Calif. Internet sensation Thon Maker and eight local Southern California natives headline the participants.

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Updated FAB 50 National Rankings

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Two newly-crowned state champions crack the second-to-last GrassrootsHoops.net FAB 50 of the 2014-15 season: Homestead (Fort Wayne, Ind.) and Creighton Prep (Omaha, Neb.). All state playoffs around the country are now complete with Dick’s Nationals in New York April 2-4 the only games left to be played. 

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New FAB 50 National Rankings

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Four new teams crack this week’s GrassrootsHoops.net FAB 50, including No. 44 Wayne (Huber Heights, Ohio). Teams in the Buckeye State are still going as are the state playoffs in California, New York, Michigan and New Jersey. FAB 50 No. 23 Wing’s Academy (Bronx, N.Y.) is playing in the New York Federation tourney this weekend and, win or lose, will participate at Dick’s Nationals set for April 2-4.

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2015 Dick’s Nationals Field Set

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Three of the top six and four of the top 10 ranked teams in the Grassroots Hoops FAB 50 boys basketball national rankings will participate in the DICK’S Sporting Goods High School Nationals from April 2-4 in New York City. The championship game could potentially be a match up of the nation’s top two ranked teams.

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Updated FAB 50 National Rankings

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For the second consecutive week, five new teams crack the GrassrootsHoops.net FAB 50, including fast-rising Christ the King (Middle Village, N.Y.). There were more state champs crowned around the country over the weekend, but from a rankings perspective the big news came off the court as Georgia Class AAAAAA champ and FAB 50 No. 6 Wheeler was granted permission to participate at Dick’s Nationals in New York in April.

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